Why don't healthcare professionals talk about sex? A systematic review of recent qualitative studies conducted in the United Kingdom

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2658-2670

  Dyer, Kerry ^a   das Nair, Roshan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare System; Literature Review; Qualitative Research; Sexuality; Staff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUALITY; STEREOTYPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM; LITERATURE REVIEW; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUALITY; STAFF;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX COUNSELING; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84887054456     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02856.x     Document Type: Review

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